Milk-bottle holder.



C. M. DAVIS & M. J. LOOMIS. MILK BOTTLE HOLDER. APPHCATION FILEDMAR-25.1

Patented May 15, 1917 g IVENTOZZZWM To all whom it may concern I CHARLESH. navIs AND MILTON ,1. Loo rs,

- LOOMIS ASS I [GNOR or BATTLE CREEK,- MICHIGAN; sun

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MILK-30mm HOLDER.

1,226,192., I Application filed March 25,

Be it known that we, GHA-RLEs M. DAvrs and MILTON J. LooMI's, citizensof the United States, residingat Battle Creek, in the county of Calhounand State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Milk-Bottle Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to milk bottle holders and has, amongother objects, to

provide an article of the class that will be simple and stable inconstruction, tasty in design, easy to operate, economical tomanufacture and sanitary in purpose. These and other objects willhereinafter be more fully set forth in the following specification,shown in the accomp'nying drawings and defined in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is anembodiment of our invention. 1

Fig. 2 isa cross section .of the same on the line aa;.

Fig. 3 is a metallic blank preparatoryto being formed into a receptacle,as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig.4 is .a modification of our'improved bottle holder, in perspective.I

Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line Fig. 6 is another modification ofour bottle holder. Fig. 7 is a 'cross'section on theline Fig. 8 is anoutline of a blank employed for forming the front of the receptacles,shown in Figs. 41, 5, 6'and 7.

The bottle holder in the main comprises a hollow sheet-metal receptaclesubstantially in the form of a parallelogram having one of its. sideedges designated as its front, formed with openings which register withnarrowed slots in the bottom of the receptacle, the front openingspermitting the heads of bottles to enter the receptacle and I bottles.

the slots to receive the necks of bottles suspended therefrom, in whichD represents In the drawings, like marks of reference refer tocorresponding or, equivalent parts throughout the different views, inwhich A represents the configuration of a sheetmetal blank from whichthe main body-portion of one embodiment of our improved bottle holder isformed, and B represents a rectangular-shaped sheet-metal blank fromwhich the fr nt connection between Specification of Letters Patent.

'wardly at right angles to the- Patented May 15, 1917. 1915. Serial-No.16,977.

the slotted bottom and the top of receptacles are formed, as'shown inFigs. 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Theblankfll to a certain extent is in the form of a right-angular cross,the widened longer horizontal portion of which forms the top 1, the ends2, 2, and the end portions 3, 3, of the bottom to a receptacle, theshorter, narrow, horizontal portion forming the rear side 4:, theretaining ledges 5, 5, and the ears 6,6; the vertical narrowed portionforms the intermediate bottom portion 7 while the top central extensionto the of a receptacle,'.as

blank forms the front 8 shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In forming up a receptacle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the ends 2, 2,are bent downtop, and the bottom portions 3, 3, bent at right angles tothe aforesaid endsand inwardly toward one another, after which the backportion 4 and the front portion 8 are bent downwardly at right angles tothe top 1, thence the intermediate bottom-forming portion 7 and theretaining ledges 5, 5, are bent inwardly, the ledges to underlie thebottom ends 3, 3, and the free edgeof the front 8 turned inwardly tounderlie-the intermedi ate bottom portion 7 blanking of the metal andthe forming up of the same providing slots B B, for the reception of thenecks of bottles, as hereinbefore setforth.

The supporting ear 6, 6, are formed by shearing the metal so thattongues are provided which, when perforated near-their extremities andappropriately bent, afford means by which the receptacle may be attachedto a wall or other surface.

In Figs. 4 and 5, the slots B B of the receptacle are formed with edgeswhich are upturned to provide ribs 9, the same being slightly wider atthe entrance and wardly tapering toward the rear, the sloping of theIlbs being to prevent accidental slots B B of the somewhat widened t samt t a as shown in Fig. 5.

down- .a receptacle of the character set forth, but

being formed up from a material comprises two pieces thereof.

In these modifications the. blank B shown in Fig. 8 forms the front, thesame being shaped with inturned bottom and top edges 11 and 12, betweenwhich the top and the intermediate bottom of a receptacle is engaged,the parts being suitably united in any convenient and customary manner.

In Figs. 8 and 8, the dotted lines indicate where the metal is folded toform the respective devices into required shape.

From the foregoing description, connection with the drawings, it

which instead of single blank of taken ill will be evident that we havedisclosed a milk bottle holder which will accomplish the results soughtas the object of our invention, and which is useful, convenient and wellsuited to our purpose.

Having, therefore, described our invention, what we claim and desire 'tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

forming end bottom portions to said receptacles; a longitudinalextension to said top forming a back between said ends and an in turnedportion of said back forming an intermediate bottom spaced from said endbottom portions, and ledges to underlie and engage said end bottomportions; a narrowed extension of said top forming a front and engagingthe intermediate bottom of said receptacle, and ears" formed fromintegral portions of said back, the same comprising a hollow articlehaving openings in the front and provided with a slotted bottom, theslots thereof flaring outwardly and registering with said frontopenings, substantially as set forth.

CHARLES M. DAVIS. MILTON J. LOOMIS.

Witnesses:

H. F. WiNeA'rE, T. H. WINGATE.

